Question

Dante pours hot tea into a mug that is cool to the touch. Which best explains what will happen now?

Answer 1

C: The mug will get warmer because thermal energy transfers from the tea to the mug.

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Answer 2

As Dante pours hot tea to a mug that is at room temperature, heat transfer from the tea to the mug in order to achieve equilibrium. The temperature of the tea would lower while the temperature of the would go higher. However, the temperature of both should be the same at equilibrium.